Immigration Scrapbook You have just completed a long, scary journey to America from your homeland. You traveled all alone to Ellis Island, where you were examined and invited into America. Now you have ended up in Massachusetts. You have just arrived in Massachusetts from _ . The year is ___ . You are homesick, lonely, and about to start school. You are eager for the kids at your new school to know more about you so that you can make new friends and start to feel like you belong here in Massachusetts.
Arriving in America
Your Assignment: You are an immigrant from one of the time periods and a country that you choose. You are responsible for creating a scrapbook about what you went through in the immigration process.
You need to create a scrapbook that includes pictures, quotes, letters, tokens and other items that depict your journey and arrival in Massachusetts. Paper, art supplies, and things you bring from home will be available for you to use in your scrapbook.
Include in your scrapbook: - Items that you brought with you from your home country - Depict your journey and how you got here - Include what it was like when you first arrived - Be sure to note why you left your home country - You should have at least 6 pages in your scrapbook along with a cover page
Immigration Scrapbook
You have just completed a long, scary journey to America from your homeland. You traveled all alone to Ellis Island, where you were examined and invited into America. Now you have ended up in Massachusetts. You have just arrived in Massachusetts from _ . The year is ___ . You are homesick, lonely, and about to start school. You are eager for the kids at your new school to know more about you so that you can make new friends and start to feel like you belong here in Massachusetts.
Your Assignment:
You are an immigrant from one of the time periods and a country that you choose. You are responsible for creating a scrapbook about what you went through in the immigration process.
You need to create a scrapbook that includes pictures, quotes, letters, tokens and other items that depict your journey and arrival in Massachusetts. Paper, art supplies, and things you bring from home will be available for you to use in your scrapbook.
Include in your scrapbook:
- Items that you brought with you from your home country
- Depict your journey and how you got here
- Include what it was like when you first arrived
- Be sure to note why you left your home country
- You should have at least 6 pages in your scrapbook along with a cover page